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Making 2015 a Better Year…by Linda Carlblom
Even though we’re a full week into the new year, I’ve been thinking about my goals. I’m not usually much of a resolution maker, but I do think along those lines. What did I do right last year? What would … Continue reading
Teaching Kids the True Meaning of Christmas…by Linda Carlblom
In all the busyness of the Christmas season, it’s easy to let its true meaning slip through the cracks of the rough manger bed. Is it really that important our kids hear the age-old story about Jesus’ birth? Isn’t it … Continue reading
Keeping Christmas Simple…by Linda Carlblom
I’m struck today by how complicated Christmas has gotten. A friend who is caring for her husband who has Alzheimer’s feels bad because she hasn’t had time to put up a tree or decorations. She just isn’t in the mood … Continue reading
Coffee, Marriage and Wild Complexity, Part 2, by Betty Mason Arthurs
Coffee, Marriage and Wild Complexity, Part 2, by Betty Mason Arthurs Slow Roasted…Full of Flavor Couples will tell you brewing a good marriage takes time. We learned to slow roast our lives with laughter in spite of our disagreements … Continue reading
Coffee, Marriage and Wild Complexity by Betty Mason Arthurs
Coffee, Marriage and Wild Complexity by Betty Mason Arthurs…Part 1 What do coffee and “wild complexity” have to do with marriage? Let me explain. One chilly morning a few years ago, while brewing coffee in our kitchen, I … Continue reading
God is in the Details….Judy Robertson
GOD IS IN THE DETAILS My heart soars when I see how God has obviously been in the details I’ve handed over to Him in prayer. Yesterday small and really insignificant things, in the scheme of the larger picture, came … Continue reading
Heartbreak
In the midst of candy wrangling on Halloween I received a heartbreaking text from one of my best friends who was about to hand his oldest son off to God. We do not feel old enough to have adult children, … Continue reading
Pigeon Spikes…by Linda Carlblom
I sometimes think I need to install pigeon spikes on every level surface in my house. You know those metal spiky things people mount on their roofs to keep the pigeons from landing? I need them on every counter top, … Continue reading
God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways by Donna Goodrich
For Elmer’s Sake For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. (Isaiah 55:8) “Lord, why have you let Mother linger so long? You know she’s ready to go.” It was two … Continue reading
Can Muslim and Christian Neighbors be Friends? by Betty Mason Arthurs
Can Muslim and Christian neighbors be friends? I never thought such an opportunity would come to me. We moved to a new neighborhood in the Phoenix area twelve years ago. As my husband and I settled into the … Continue reading
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